Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-08
HAWAII's NEW 'CONsTIrUTION.

1t is Discussed aud Criticized at n
Meeting Of the Natives-<;reat Inter-
est i'm the Coming Election.
SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-The steamer Zea-
landia, from Australia and Honolulu arrived here
at about noon yesterday. She brought Honolulu
advices to July 30 Nothing Of a startling nature
has occurred since the signing OF the constitution
by King kalakaua and the departure OF eX-Premier
Gibson Tor the United States On the day that the
king signed the constitution the marshal OF the
Kingdom, accompanied by police blowing horns
rode around the principal streets or the city and
proclaimed the new constitution. Next day 1t was
proclaimed In the districts throughout the island
and a few days later throughout the other islands
OF the Hawaiian group The interests are now Gen.
tered In the coming election for members OF house
OF mobiles and house OF representatives. The oath
required under the new constitution is to the effect
that he who subscrtbes thereto swears he will
support the said constitution and laws OF said
kingdom, not hereby renouncing but expressly re-
serving all allegiance and citizenship now owing
or held by me-" On the 18th ult. a meeting was
held In Honolulu that may prove OF some slgnif-
canoe. II was meeting or the native Hawaiians
for the purpose OF nominating candidates for the
house OF mobiles and house Of representatives.
Over 300 native subjects were present among
them being the acting member OF the church In
which the gathering was held, together with other
prominent natives The meeting was not entirely
harmonious, and, according to advices, adjourned
without formally nominating candidates After
stating the objects OF the meeting the chairman
cautioned the speakers not TO use exciting Ian
Said: 'fN''NO'
up and signed by his majesty, the king, and his
ministers. We have not yet signed IL. l do not
hesitate 70 say that some OF the articles In the
new constitution are very good, Others are not.
For the FIRST time In the history OF this kingdom
We are under obligation TO take oath under It. no
matter whether we agree with II or not. We
shall have the majority on our side and then Will
be able to change"
The next speaker was one Kalakon who said:
"AS no candidate had yet been nominated, he would
propose his own name for the district OF honolulu
He approved OF the new constitution, and liberty
OF vOItng which had never been accorded the
people before"
No one had been oppressed by the new
constitution was one or the remarks OF this
speaker which did not meet the approval OF the
audience.
J.M.Poe, In addressing the audience, said: ssThe
country which before had been jubilant was now
in mourning. The previous speaker had said that
they were not oppressed by the new constitution.
He is the angel Of death. There is little goodness
In the new constitution, but there is mucn 10
denim. In the next legislature the new conStitu-
tton Will be finally approved. Its aim is TO make
Hawaii a republic. Therefore they want to exer-
else the same power here as they do in their own
country. They are doing IL little by little and it
will not be long before Hawaii becomes republic.
We who cherish our king ought not to allow this
to be done. Therefore, we must unite together
and elect candidates who Will remove this oppres-
sion" After remarks by other speakers In similar
vein the meeting adjourned. Taxing the political
affairs In the Kingdom as a whole, they seem TO be
comparatively quiet. Queen kapiolani arrived at
Honolulu July 2U, and Was given royal welcome.